Robert Alan Shearer (25 May 1948 – 9 January 2022) was an Australian

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and

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architect.

Early life and amateur career

Shearer was born in

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, Victoria. He won the 1969

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, having been a joint medalist the previous year.

Professional career

Shearer turned professional in early 1971. He won the PGA Tour of Australia Order of Merit four times: 1974, 1977, 1981, 1982. He spent five years on the

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and then nine on the

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. His career year was 1982 when he won the

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and his sole PGA Tour event, the Tallahassee Open. He had 18 top-10 finishes in PGA Tour events. His best finish in a major championship was a T-7 at the

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. Later he split his time between his

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work and the

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Death

Shearer died from a heart attack on 9 January 2022, at the age of 73.

Amateur wins

*1969

Professional wins (27)

PGA Tour wins (1)

PGA Tour playoff record (0–1)

European Tour wins (2)

European Tour playoff record (0–1)

PGA Tour of Australia wins (16)

PGA Tour of Australia playoff record (4–0)

New Zealand Golf Circuit wins (2)

Other Australasian wins (2)

*1983 ABE Holdings–Jack Newton Classic (incorporating the

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) *1985 South West Open

European Seniors Tour wins (4)

European Senior Tour playoff record (0–1)

Results in major championships

CUT = missed the half-way cut
WD = withdrew
"T" indicates a tie for a place

Team appearances

Amateur * Australian Men's Interstate Teams Matches (representing Victoria): 1970 Professional *

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(representing Australia):

1975 It was also declared the ''International Women's Year'' by the United Nations and the European Architectural Heritage Year by the Council of Europe. Events January * January 1 – Watergate scandal (United States): John N. Mitchell, H. R. ...

1976 Events January * January 2 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 18 – Full diplomatic ...

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Shearer, Bob Australian male golfers PGA Tour of Australasia golfers PGA Tour golfers European Tour golfers European Senior Tour golfers Golf course architects Golfers from Melbourne Recipients of the Medal of the Order of Australia 1948 births 2022 deaths Sportsmen from Victoria (state) 20th-century Australian sportsmen